tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107781508469155067.post8244264553035278218..comments2022-04-03T01:59:12.438-07:00Comments on Stick 'n Tissue: A day at the RAF MuseumMarin Aerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17453760751175483474noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107781508469155067.post-30596969064326642082008-06-17T08:07:00.000-07:002008-06-17T08:07:00.000-07:00Cool pics, Dave!! I don't know if you are aware, b...Cool pics, Dave!! <BR/><BR/>I don't know if you are aware, but the lonzenge pattern on the Fokker DVII was actually dyed into the fabric and then clear doped. Lately, some aeromodeling suppliers have been producing both iron-on cloth and covering tissue with the lozenges already reproduced. Very handy if you're building a scale model of a DVII or DVIII or even a Dr.1 (NOT all-red - please!). <BR/> <BR/>Not only did the Gypsy Moth have folding wings, but a LOT of the British light planes of the "Golden Age" ('tween WWI and WWII) had them. I think it was primarily to be able to store them in smaller (ie. cheaper) hangars.<BR/><BR/>The only airplane-oriented museum I've ever been to is the Smithsonian A&S in D.C., and that was in 1980 - it's expanded a LOT since then with the new Udvar-Hazy center near Dulles in Virginia. Well worth doing if you're ever close to it. <BR/><BR/>KermitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com